document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=596458>Question 596458</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello math tutor, i need help on this word problem. i need to use this formula : <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+h=-16%5E2%2Bvt%2Bs+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+h=-16%5E2%2Bvt%2Bs+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "word problem:  A cat leaps into the air with an initial velocity of 8 feet per second to grab a string, and then falls back to the floor. How long does the cat remain in the air?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "word problem:  A cat leaps into the air with an initial velocity of 8 feet per second to grab a string, and then falls back to the floor. How long does the cat remain in the air?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+h%28t%29+=+-16%5E2%2Bvt%2Bs+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+h%28t%29+=+-16%5E2%2Bvt%2Bs+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "it's  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+h%28t%29+=+-16t%5E2%2B8t+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+h%28t%29+=+-16t%5E2%2B8t+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > not 16^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v = 8 ft/sec, s = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for h(t) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One t is the time the cat jumps, the other is the time it returns to ground level.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-16%5E2%2B8t+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-16%5E2%2B8t+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 0, t = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cat is off the ground for 2 seconds.\r<BR>\n" );
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